[ARCHIVED] Concluding a Course - Is There a Difference Between Using Course End Dates and Concluding the Course

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rpsimon
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Is there a difference between using the "Course Dates" in the Course Settings and clicking on the "Concluding a Course" in the Course Settings?

 

I don't think that there is but just want to double check.

 

Thanks. 

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nwilson7
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@rpsimon There is actually a HUGE difference.  Using course dates can be undone and ultimately is only affecting the students not the instructor.   Canvas refers to this as a "soft conclude" (or at least their support did when I posed this same question to them).  The Conclude button is the "hard conclude" and there is no going back.  It puts everything in read only mode and makes many tasks harder to accomplish like looking at old data or submissions.  Most tasks can still be done but more steps are involved.

I recommend you also read the top green section of this guide that explains this in more detail How do I conclude a course at the end of a term as an instructor? 

Hope this helps!

-Nick

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